HIST 111 - Upon finishing college, Perkins was disappointed

1. Upon finishing college, Perkins was disappointed that he did not get to go to Vietnam.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 2

1. After reaching adulthood, John Perkins went to work for the CIA office in Kuwait.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 3

1. As a young employee of MAIN, Perkins studied "econometrics."
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 4

1. Perkins's first MAIN assignment was in Indonesia.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 5

1. During Perkins's early stay in Equador, he wrote numerous letters to Einar Greve assessing Equador's economic prospects.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 6

1. Perkins' early experiences helped him to realize that by manipulating local politics in third world countries, he could help improve the lives of vast numbers of poor people.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 7

1. As an employee of MAIN, Perkins helped establish cordial relations between the U.S. and President Omar Torrijos of Panama
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 8

1. The CIA tried to prevent the overthrow of Salvadore Allende of Chile by Communist insurgents.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 9

1. MAIN employees liked to say the Saudi Arabia was the "cow we can milk until the sun sets on our retirement."
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 10

1. JECOR was founded to fund Israeli defense
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 11

1. As it turned out, goats figured largely in Perkins's plans for Saudi Arabia.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 12

1. Perkins learned that by encumbering "Third World" countries with billions in debts, in the end the poorest people would benefit.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 13

1. Through Saudi Arabian connection, Washington and the Saudis financed the jihad against the Soviet Union led by Osama bin Laden, who would increasingly be backed by Riyadh.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 14

1. After he was overthrown, the Shah of Iran found refuge in Panama.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 15

1. The Iranian Yamin told Perkins that traditional Persian culture was benefiting from relations with the World Bank.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 16

1. Perkins compares individuals such as Omar Torrijos to American patriots of the Revolution like Ethan Allen.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 17

1. Perkins notes that Teddy Roosevelt had considered Venezuela to be the key to South America for American interests.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 18

1. Manuel Norriega was a democratically elected leader who was supported by the U.S. government.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 19

1. From 1960 to 1995, the income ratio of top one-fifth of the population in the wealthiest countries to the bottom one-fifth in the poorest countries decreased from 74:1 to 30:1.
2. True
3. False
4. 
   

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QUESTION 20

1. The author has since gone to work for the World Bank trying to improve relations between the U.S. and third world countries.
2. True
3. False